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Re: word creation



--- In romconlang@yahoogroups.com, "Scotto Hlad" <scott.hlad@...> wrote:
>
> Do we have a conlanging word that means specifically "to create a
word and
> place it in the lexicon?"
>
"Coin" has been the standard word since Shakespeare's day, but for
making new words out of old elements, like "television". I doubt if
there's ever been a word for finding the imaginary modern form of an
old word, since ConLangs are a modern hobby. "Deduce" is what I'd
probably use.
David